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Board Administrator Username: mjm Post Number: 4495 Registered: 11-1998 |
Honorable Mention Open poem to my unborn son Derek Richards hello, son, welcome to life. drink yourself to death as soon as possible. never reveal fear to your mother. she has danced with fear since the day you were born. buy a pack of gum before you drink and drive. do not blink when you lie. ever. become obsessed with boston sports. hate the yankees. hate the lakers too. hate the canadiens. hate the jets. hate the dolphins and the bills too. be polite when you punch someone in the head. listen to appetite for destruction and smile. know that i never truly wanted you. know that i never truly wanted anything more. write poems at an early age and learn to play the piano. become a rock star and travel the world. fuck all the supermodels you can but never fall in love. keep your hair long in summer and short during winter. remember bar tabs, this is important! something to do with supplying yourself with good karma. if you decide to believe in god, tell him i said hello. tell him i said he should go fuck himself. trust blonde women. most of them have blue eyes. blue eyes will never cheat on you unless you deserve it. only buy cars that are good on gas. if you decide to smoke marijuana...two hits & that's it. anything more and you might start thinking. i want to buried in a white silk shirt and blue jeans. keep me looking pale. i've worked hard on this. tell your mother she was completely unexpected. tell your mother you love her deeply. everyday. hug her. if you ever hit a woman... kill yourself immediately. we'll talk about it later. remember that i never asked to know anything. when you wake up sweating because you are alone, this a good thing, a great thing. this will not happen often. when you feel pain at an early age, blame it on me and then go to the beach. never go to the beach without a six pack of beer. never extinguish your cigarette in the ocean. you will be sitting on the largest ashtray in the world. spending time with family is a wonderful thing. do not do this often. many people you will love will die from disease. do not remember the faces of the dead. do not remember the soft yellow of skin. when you recall mundane conversations, equate them with the teachings of all religions. always toss sweet thoughts into open caskets. avoid all forms of regret when you masturbate. you will need to masturbate often. always buy the cheap wine that comes in boxes. you will be responsible and thrifty. when you meet a young woman with a cute voice who is wearing a thin summerdress, run as fast as you can and do not look back. this will be difficult and you'll probably fail. cringe at rascist remarks because you are human. never believe in your race, it's failure occurs everyday. i have never seen a true angel. not one with wings. bleed only for yourself and not for your country, it has bled enough for all of us already. recognize the dreams of your fathers poetry and marry a girl who does not understand those dreams. get old quick and be young about it. know that the only two things in life you will trust completely will be pornography and painkillers. avoid poets who drink less than you and never share screenplay ideas with female bartenders. never think fondly about your fathers life. never think too much about anything i ever said. as you die a little more each day do everyone a favor and never demand explanation. only wash your hair twice a week. worship the 2002 Super Bowl Champion N.E. Patriots. name each falling star after a lover who killed you. realize each warm bed is a potential casket. know that at one point in my life, i was damn good dart player. captain of the dodge street d.t.'s. fear anything associated with god. actually, fuck that, just fear the bastard. recognize the difference between jesus christ and telephone poles. be prepared to know i loved you. be prepared to know you never existed. always be relevant when discussing geography. learn how to jump rope really well. speak as many languages as your tongue will allow. treat wine with respect. always. visit the gravesites of loved ones and learn to cry. if you get in trouble, do it in the light. always get in trouble in the light. when you are in the dark those bad words seem to mean so much more. do not pay parking tickets from out of state. never condemn a lover out of boredom. learn the art of loving overweight thighs. the last thing i'd like to tell you is very simple: never confuse waking up alone with waking up alone; never decide your future because of the dumb things haunting your past. |
